Nashville Country Christmas

Trip Highlights:

Opryland Country Christmas Dinner Show
Fiddle Dee Farms Christmas Show
ICE! Exhibit
Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theater
Nashville City Tour
Ryman Auditorium
Opry Country Christmas Show at Grand Ole Opry & More

Day 1 Peru, IL
Christmas is a special time of year to us all and what better way to celebrate in the Country Music Capital, Nashville. We’ll begin our journey to Nashville traveling to our first nights stay in Peru, IL. Tonight, we'll have a pizza party for the chance to get acquainted with our fellow travelers. (D)

Day 2
We head to “Music City USA” today where music plays many beats and when you leave you will not be able to get them out of your head. Upon arrival to Nashville, we will check into our accommodations at the Gaylord Opryland Resort for the next three nights. The hotel is decorated with over 3 million lights and acres of decorations to celebrate the Christmas season. After you have a chance to get settled in your rooms, we'll attend the Opryland Hotel's Country Christmas Dinner Show. (B, D)
Day 3 Nashville, TN
The morning is on your own to explore the beautiful Resort and all of it's Christmas decorations. You'll have the opportunity to ride the a Delta Riverboat down a scenic river winding through the 4.5 acre indoor garden while admiring the Delta Atrium’s natural beauty. This afternoon we will visit Fiddle Dee Farms and see “We Need A Lot of Christmas” Show. A boxed lunch will be provided. Next, we’ll return to our hotel to visit the ICE! Exhibit. Created by a talented team of artisans featuring a different theme each year and a full Nativity in stunning, crystal clear ice. These carvers spend nearly a month of 12-hour shifts transforming two million pounds of ice into a winter wonderland. Tonight, we’ll be entertained at the Nashville Nightlife Dinner Theater. Experience the celebration of country music from both past and present. Hear songs from many of the great artist in country music history along with today’s hottest superstars. You’ll hear music from Hank Williams, Sr. and Patsy Cline to the superstars of today like Sara Evans and Toby Keith with guest star appearances too! (B, L, D)

Day 4 Nashville, TN
A local guide will board our coach to give us an in-depth look into well-known historic sights, some homes of the stars, and country music attractions on a guided city tour of Nashville. We’ll have some free time downtown for lunch on your own. The afternoon will be spent at the Ryman Auditorium, the mother Church of country music. We’ll do a self-guided tour here. We’ll return to our hotel for some downtime and dinner on your own before attending the Opry Country Christmas Show at the Grand Ole Opry. You can’t miss this holiday show series filled with festive fun, special guests, spotlight artists, and nonstop surprises! (B)

Day 5 Rockford, IL
This morning is free to enjoy our hotel. You may shop, take a walk, take a flatboat ride on the indoor river that runs through the hotel or just relax in your room. Then we’ll depart Nashville with many special Music City Christmas memories and head to Rockford, Illinois for our overnight. We’ll enjoy an included farewell dinner at the Machine Shed this evening. (B, D)

Day 6 Home
Today we will travel through Illinois and Wisconsin making the usual stops along the way. We will enjoy our last day with our new friends as we arrive back home. (B)

3 dinners 
2 lunches and 
6 continental breakfasts

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